# Leeroy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/leeroy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,404 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,404 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 116, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A less common spelling variant of Leroy.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 4,057 |
| 2012 | 34 | 3,277 |
| 2013 | 21 | 4,554 |
| 2014 | 34 | 3,277 |
| 2015 | 30 | 3,645 |
| 2016 | 25 | 4,158 |
| 2017 | 24 | 4,287 |
| 2018 | 29 | 3,756 |
| 2019 | 25 | 4,185 |
| 2020 | 19 | 4,962 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3,705 |
| 2022 | 30 | 3,737 |
| 2023 | 30 | 3,767 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4,511 |
| 2025 | 32 | 3,562 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 3,095 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2,507 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2,544 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,483 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,728 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.